PHOTOS: Night In The Writers Room

Aaron Korsh

Carlton Cuse

Fred Armisen

Joel Fields

Kevin Williamson

Michael Patrick King

Michael Schur and Dan Goor

Michael Schur and Dan Goor

Mindy Kaling

Rob Doherty

“Suits”
"I started as a writer's assistant for a long time in the comedy world, so I was raised in a room with 10 people working on a screen. We don't exactly do that on ‘Suits’, but it's the only thing I knew."

“Bates Motel”
"I liken the first year of doing a show to putting out an apartment building fire with a garden hose. You're just trying to survive."

“Portlandia”
"We always don't have endings, so on set we actually stand and stare at each other, and we look like we're thinking."

“The Americans”
"We came to call it the 'megabrain.' Before social media, you'd get ratings, but they're
a cold calculus. But when you get the megabrain the day after an episode airs, there are really smart, interesting comments about character and plot."

“The Following”
"I think killing off characters is a very good thing. But it's always painful. It hurts."

“2 Broke Girls”
"What's great about (the multicamera format) is that you need a really sharp, joke-driven staff because it's a machine. Every time the actor stops talking, there's supposed to be a sound that comes out of the audience."

“Parks and Recreation”
"You need to get to a situation where you'd be proud to show anyone on Earth any episode you've ever done because that is the reality of the world we live in. People can be that choosy." – Schur

"On Monday mornings in the writer's room we would often talk about Game of Thrones for quite some time." – Goor